Kenchoji (建長寺)

Posted on November 29th, 2012 under Japan. Tags: buddhist, kamakura, kenchoji, lanterns. Comments Off on Kenchoji (建長寺)

I don’t remember exactly where this photo was taken, but I think it was in Hiroo (広尾), perhaps at Shounji (祥雲寺). I believe this is a Kannon (観音). Did you know that the camera company, Canon, took its name from this Buddhist symbol? Today’s photo was taken with a Panasonic camera though.

Posted on November 11th, 2012 under Japan. Tags: buddhist, Tokyo. Comments Off on Tokyo Buddha statue

Today’s photo comes from Hasedera in Kamakura, Japan.

Posted on November 10th, 2012 under Japan. Tags: bamboo, buddhist, hasedera, kamakura. Comments Off on Bamboo around the temple

A chedi, like a stupa, is a Buddhist building. These, at Wat Pho in Bangkok, were extra impressive under a mix of storm clouds and blue sky.

Posted on October 25th, 2012 under Thailand. Tags: bangkok, buddhist, buildings. Comments Off on Wat Pho chedi

I have been reading Haruki Murakami’s 1Q84 for the past week. The setting for some of the book is Koenji, just west of central Tokyo in Suginami-Ku. I lived in Suginami-Ku in 1989, almost the same time period as Murakami’s book. Today’s photo is from 2010 though (when 1Q84 was first published in Japanese). I took this pic at Myohoji (妙法寺), which is a bit south of Koenji but still walking distance.

Posted on September 27th, 2012 under Japan. Tags: buddhist, haruki murakami. Comments Off on Thirsty Dragon